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Jews of Majorca
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Yes, there are several scholars today both in USA and in Israel who are working on the Jews in the Balearic Islands. I know someone living in Israel who runs a small Institute on the Marranos. She and
Yes, there are several scholars today both in USA and in Israel who are working on the Jews in the Balearic Islands. I know someone living in Israel who runs a small Institute on the Marranos. She and
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Jews of Majorca
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Yes, there are several scholars today both in USA and in Israel who are working on the Jews in the Balearic Islands. I know someone living in Israel who runs a small Institute on the Marranos. She and
Yes, there are several scholars today both in USA and in Israel who are working on the Jews in the Balearic Islands. I know someone living in Israel who runs a small Institute on the Marranos. She and
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Judith Romney Wegner
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Seligmann could be Asher
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Claude Wachtel asked Seligmann has no connection in meaning with Salomon/Solomon -- though it's not impossible that someone might name a child Seligmann as a "Soundex" for Solomon. It's far more likel
Claude Wachtel asked Seligmann has no connection in meaning with Salomon/Solomon -- though it's not impossible that someone might name a child Seligmann as a "Soundex" for Solomon. It's far more likel
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Seligmann could be Asher
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Claude Wachtel asked Seligmann has no connection in meaning with Salomon/Solomon -- though it's not impossible that someone might name a child Seligmann as a "Soundex" for Solomon. It's far more likel
Claude Wachtel asked Seligmann has no connection in meaning with Salomon/Solomon -- though it's not impossible that someone might name a child Seligmann as a "Soundex" for Solomon. It's far more likel
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Rudy -- Rudolf? -- Reuben?
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Megan Kearns asked: "Rudy" -- increasingly used in America as an actual name -- was originally a nickname (spelled "Rudi" in some languages) for the common central-European name Rudolf/Rudolph. As you
Megan Kearns asked: "Rudy" -- increasingly used in America as an actual name -- was originally a nickname (spelled "Rudi" in some languages) for the common central-European name Rudolf/Rudolph. As you
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Judith Romney Wegner
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Rudy -- Rudolf? -- Reuben?
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Megan Kearns asked: "Rudy" -- increasingly used in America as an actual name -- was originally a nickname (spelled "Rudi" in some languages) for the common central-European name Rudolf/Rudolph. As you
Megan Kearns asked: "Rudy" -- increasingly used in America as an actual name -- was originally a nickname (spelled "Rudi" in some languages) for the common central-European name Rudolf/Rudolph. As you
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Szapse = Shabbetai?
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Even though your ancestor's Hebrew name was Yitzchak, the name Szapse does not correspond to Yitzhak (which is Itzik in Yiddish, Isaac in English transliteration). Szapse sounds like a Yiddish abbrevi
Even though your ancestor's Hebrew name was Yitzchak, the name Szapse does not correspond to Yitzhak (which is Itzik in Yiddish, Isaac in English transliteration). Szapse sounds like a Yiddish abbrevi
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Judith Romney Wegner
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Szapse = Shabbetai?
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Even though your ancestor's Hebrew name was Yitzchak, the name Szapse does not correspond to Yitzhak (which is Itzik in Yiddish, Isaac in English transliteration). Szapse sounds like a Yiddish abbrevi
Even though your ancestor's Hebrew name was Yitzchak, the name Szapse does not correspond to Yitzhak (which is Itzik in Yiddish, Isaac in English transliteration). Szapse sounds like a Yiddish abbrevi
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Judith Romney Wegner
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gravestone inscription deciphered
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To Mark Michaels. who asked about deciphering a gravestone inscription: It does indeed turn out, as you said, that this man and woman both had fathers whose given name was the biblical name Yequtiel -
To Mark Michaels. who asked about deciphering a gravestone inscription: It does indeed turn out, as you said, that this man and woman both had fathers whose given name was the biblical name Yequtiel -
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen gravestone inscription deciphered
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To Mark Michaels. who asked about deciphering a gravestone inscription: It does indeed turn out, as you said, that this man and woman both had fathers whose given name was the biblical name Yequtiel -
To Mark Michaels. who asked about deciphering a gravestone inscription: It does indeed turn out, as you said, that this man and woman both had fathers whose given name was the biblical name Yequtiel -
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Judith Romney Wegner
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CORRECTION TO TOMBSTONE DECIPHERMENT!
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To Mark Michaels About five seconds after sending my attempt at deciphering your tombstone inscription, I suddenly realized that the letters you gave after Rachel's name -- which you had rendered as "
To Mark Michaels About five seconds after sending my attempt at deciphering your tombstone inscription, I suddenly realized that the letters you gave after Rachel's name -- which you had rendered as "
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen CORRECTION TO TOMBSTONE DECIPHERMENT!
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To Mark Michaels About five seconds after sending my attempt at deciphering your tombstone inscription, I suddenly realized that the letters you gave after Rachel's name -- which you had rendered as "
To Mark Michaels About five seconds after sending my attempt at deciphering your tombstone inscription, I suddenly realized that the letters you gave after Rachel's name -- which you had rendered as "
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Judith Romney Wegner
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Tombstone inscription of Dov Berl
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Paul FisherAsked First: aleph--beit--yud--nun--vav, hey--yud--kuf--rash, This line is quite straightforward, it spells the Hebrew words "avinu ha-yaqar" meaning "our dear father" daled--vov, vav--rash
Paul FisherAsked First: aleph--beit--yud--nun--vav, hey--yud--kuf--rash, This line is quite straightforward, it spells the Hebrew words "avinu ha-yaqar" meaning "our dear father" daled--vov, vav--rash
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Tombstone inscription of Dov Berl
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Paul FisherAsked First: aleph--beit--yud--nun--vav, hey--yud--kuf--rash, This line is quite straightforward, it spells the Hebrew words "avinu ha-yaqar" meaning "our dear father" daled--vov, vav--rash
Paul FisherAsked First: aleph--beit--yud--nun--vav, hey--yud--kuf--rash, This line is quite straightforward, it spells the Hebrew words "avinu ha-yaqar" meaning "our dear father" daled--vov, vav--rash
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Judith Romney Wegner
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perhaps Morris BASKIWYK?
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Donald Brown asked: I found this name very intriguing because it seems to me to have become somehow reversed. Morris (though sometimes a Jewish surname in English-speaking countries today) looks more
Donald Brown asked: I found this name very intriguing because it seems to me to have become somehow reversed. Morris (though sometimes a Jewish surname in English-speaking countries today) looks more
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen perhaps Morris BASKIWYK?
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Donald Brown asked: I found this name very intriguing because it seems to me to have become somehow reversed. Morris (though sometimes a Jewish surname in English-speaking countries today) looks more
Donald Brown asked: I found this name very intriguing because it seems to me to have become somehow reversed. Morris (though sometimes a Jewish surname in English-speaking countries today) looks more
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Judith Romney Wegner
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MARKS Family Heirloom Haggadah
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Someone wrote to the Digest: The writer generously offered to return this Haggadah to its original family. I wish this was the old family Haggadah for which I myself have been searching -- but alas,.i
Someone wrote to the Digest: The writer generously offered to return this Haggadah to its original family. I wish this was the old family Haggadah for which I myself have been searching -- but alas,.i
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen MARKS Family Heirloom Haggadah
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Someone wrote to the Digest: The writer generously offered to return this Haggadah to its original family. I wish this was the old family Haggadah for which I myself have been searching -- but alas,.i
Someone wrote to the Digest: The writer generously offered to return this Haggadah to its original family. I wish this was the old family Haggadah for which I myself have been searching -- but alas,.i
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Judith Romney Wegner
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London b/m/d records
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Beatrice Swart asked: Nothing easier -- especially if this name and date reflect your certain knowledge of the spelling and the year! Simply send these details to the Family Records Centre in London a
Beatrice Swart asked: Nothing easier -- especially if this name and date reflect your certain knowledge of the spelling and the year! Simply send these details to the Family Records Centre in London a
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Judith Romney Wegner
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JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen London b/m/d records
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Beatrice Swart asked: Nothing easier -- especially if this name and date reflect your certain knowledge of the spelling and the year! Simply send these details to the Family Records Centre in London a
Beatrice Swart asked: Nothing easier -- especially if this name and date reflect your certain knowledge of the spelling and the year! Simply send these details to the Family Records Centre in London a
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Judith Romney Wegner
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